Tuesday, May 25, 2010

June 1 Book Recommendation

Dear Class,

You've been doing some very good work with your reading. Keep going.
• If you are ready, try a level higher.
• Read a little every day. Try to read at the same time every day to develop a habit.

• Follow the same instructions as for May 18 for your new blog.

Email me if you have any questions.

11 comments:

  1. Haruka Miyawaki 9
    Title: Thirty Nine Steps
    Level 4
    an adventure and mystery

    1, One day, Richard Hannay met a strange man.
    His name is Scudder.He told Richard strange story. After that, he was killed by someone at Richard's home.

    2, Scudder was killed Richard's home, so police thought Richard killed him.
    Richard had to run all the time and he had to find real murder.

    I would recommend this book. Because story is easy to undrestand and interesting.
    If you like mystery, you have to read this book.

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  2. Miyuki Murotani 11
    Title:The Big SLEEP
    Level 4
    a mystery

    1,Philip Marlowe,who was the main character in this book,was a private detective.He was clever.He tried to solve a question which his client gave honestly.

    2,One day,General Sternwood gave him a job that he wanted him to look for a blackmailer.This jop brought about many complicated accidents.He solved all the questions honestly.

    3,I would recommend this book.This story is so strange and the strangeness makes me excited and surprised.I also find this story interesting.

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  3. Miu Teramoto 4
    Title: Gulliver's travels
    Level 4
    an advanture

    1.This book is about Gulliver's strange travels. He made several voyages as a ship doctor, then he was caught in a storm on the way. Barely, he reached at an unusual island.
    His adventures was started from here.

    2.The island where Gulliver arrived at first was called "Lilliput". Next morning, the things which he awoked and watched at first are too small people. All people who live in the island are only fifteen centimeter! In this book, there are other three travel stories such as giants island, flying island and houses' island.

    I would recommend this book, because it's easy to read. Therefore this conntent seems to be easy on the surface too, but it's wrong. I think it's really deep and complicated. Especially, it's too dificult to understand perfectly about the story of houses' island. So I want to listen other classmate's opinions and ideas.

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  4. Ayumi Hattori 6
    Title:Gulliver's Travels
    Level 4
    Adventure
    1 There is one main character, which is the traveler. He visited 6 different types of islands. Through these journeys he experienced many things and wonder why we (human beings) are.

    2 Gulliver had begun his first journey in 1699. He went to Lilliput, which there were only fifteen centimeters. Next, he visited Brobdingnag, which there were giants. Then, he also saw the islands in the sky in his third place. After that he sailed Glubbdubdrib, which is islands of magicians. He left there soon and went to Luggnagg, which there are no liars. The final journey places for him, there were ghosts and met strange horses.
    After his trips he considered and concluded like this; “there is no hope for human beings so it is no use to discuss as I (Gulliver) thought”.
    He gave us some meaningful suggestion at the last of this book.

    3 I would recommend this story. We can know many world and think human beings little bit. And it was impressive for me that there was begging of “Laputa castle in the sky”(famous Jiburi story made by Hayao Miyazaki).
    But I may think we don’t have to read this book anymore, because many people in our class have read this so far, so you may be able to hear the story through talking. However if you were interested in this story, it will helpful to improve reading skill by reading this. So I can’t say recommend or not recommend of this book.

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  5. Yuko Hasimoto 5
    The Prisoner of Zenda
    level 3
    adventure

    1. The hero of this book Rudolf looks like the king and it was the brginning of everything. He was involved in the royal's family feud. The king was confined in the Zenda castle therefore Rudolf tried to rescue him.

    2. Rudolf is young, rich, and comes from an old English family.Person who involved the king in the Zenda castle was the Duke of Michael. He also aimed at the throne.

    I would recommend this book because it was little easy to read. It goes on very thrillngly so you may be able to concentrate on reading this book.

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  6. Saki Miyamoto 8
    The Last Sherlock Holmes Story
    level3
    mistery

    1.This book is real story.Dr.Watson died in 1926.He left behind him a locked box.After fifty years, a locked box was opened.It contained the story about Jack the Ripper.

    2.Dr.Watson died in 1926.His dear friend is Sharlock Holmes.He is so clever as we know.The horrible murders happenned in the Eas End of London.He tried to seize the murder,as a result,the murder is....

    3.I recomend this book because this book is fun and makes me read more.You had better read this book.

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  7. Sae Urata 2
    I, Robot
    Level 5
    Science Fiction

    1.Dr Susan Calvin is a robot psychologist. She remembers the long history of the robot development, and the problems that Greg Powell and Mike Donovan had to deal with. They were an experienced team of robot engineers, used to the blazing heat of the planet Mercury, and the freezing temperatures of the asteroid stations.

    2.The first robots sent out to Mercury failed. Gregory Powell later, who i living in New York and is a grand father now.
    In those days, he and Michael Donovan were the engineers who were given our most difficult cases.

    I would recommend this book becasue it isn't same story as movie and 2 men faced very difficult problems. Its story is exciting for me.

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  8. Yuiko Uchida 1
    Far from the MADDING CROWD
    level 5
    love romance and suspence

    The story's main character is Bathsheba,who is a young beutiful girl.Firstry,she didn't want to get marry with someone and she has a own farm.BUT, three men appear around her who wanted get marry with her.

    First of all,a shepherd man met her. He is quiet but good man. He gave his heart to her,and proposed. BUT, Bathsheba refused his propose.

    Next, a rich man farmer man appeared in front of her.He is a serious middele-aged man,who has never been in love before, and he had already had wife.BUT,his wife had died, he and she got married. BUT,the farmer disapeared.

    THe third man is a handsome young soldier. He is army of her,but they fall in love. And they got marry.BUT,it happend when their wedding.The farmer one came back,and shoot the soldier one.Of course, the farmer man gone into jail.

    Eventually, all man had disappeared. Couldn't she get marry with anyone?
    If you are interested in the story,you should this book, and you'll know the end of the story by yourself with a little surprise.
    I'd recommend the book,because the story is less reality, but i could enjoy thinking the chracters'minds each scene.
    I think you can be able to enjoy the story,too.

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  9. Sayuri Oyama 3
    Title: The Prisoner of Zenda
    level 3
    an adventure

    1.The Rassendyll was rich and famous old family in London. Rudolf Rassendyll had rare look in the family, it is key point. He decided to go Ruritania because of the new king's coronation. Rudolf fell in love with

    2.He met his new friends, Fritz and Sapt. They made a plan to rescue their new king in the Castle of Zenda. The king was caught his enemy, the Duke of Michael who wanted to be the king. Also Rudolf fell in love with the beautiful Princess Flavia.

    I would recommend this book because it is easy to read. But it has many characters, so it would be better for you to write their name down in a note.

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  10. Reika Horio No.7
    Title: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
    Level 5
    This is a romance story.

    1.Bathsheba Everdene is a heroin in this story who is proud of herself and has indipendent mind. She used to live in Norcombe Hill, but her grand father suddenly passed away, then she has to move and take over his farm. That was a biginning of her story.

    2. Firstly, a shepherd man and Bathsheba met by accident. He was fall in love to her, so he told her his feelings. Although, she refused his proposal. She thought being a bride is good, but, at the same time, she wanted to be a independent person.

    Secondly, she met a soldier man who has already married with someone. When his wife passed away, she got married with him. Although he suddenly dissapeared, and then everyone thought he was dead.

    Lastly, Bathsheba met a rich guy and she wrote a love letter to tell her love to him as a joke, although the man took it seriosuly, then they got married. Aa a result, the most unbelievable sean had waited to them. The slodier apeeared on thier wedding! He was alive! Suddenly, he shooted to the gloom.

    What happened next?

    I would really recommend this book beacuse this is really imteresting to read and unbelievable sean has been waiting for you.

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  11. Saki Murakami 10
    Title:David Copperfield
    Level:5

    This is a fiction book and human drama, mystery

    There is a main character named David whose father has been dead when he was born. However, his grandmother believed that David's mother will birth a girl next, but she birthed David, a boy. So he ran out of his house and travled around. He meets many people and finds a women that he fell in love with.

    Many of the incidents had happenedm, like his best friend ran away from him with a girl who he liked, and his grandmother's company's bankrupt, and the biggest thing was that he started to live with a women who he loves. at the end, He married with her and thought he can have a happy life after all, but lately, this woman is going to die because of diseases. So David is going to travel around. And then he finallt finds a person who he really loves.

    I would recommend this book because this is a good story and I love Charls Dicken's stories very much. He has great creativity and can imagine the scenes from his writing.

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